On February 11, 2022 we held the second annual Charlie and Harriet Shaffer Cognitive Empowerment Program Research Symposium featuring presentations from a broad range of researchers who have engaged in collaborative research with individuals living with mild cognitive impairment. There is a wealth of content in these videos and we have split them up so you can access the content relevant to you.  We hope that you find this information as interesting and useful as we do. If anything here sparks your curiosity and you want to connect with the presenters please reach out to us at simtigrate@design.gatech.edu and we can help make those connections.

Part 1: Opening https://vimeo.com/681405928/f071b3bae2

                Speakers: Allan Levey, Jennifer DuBose

Part 2: Built Environment Projects https://vimeo.com/681413982/899d5b1478

                Speakers: Craig Zimring, Herminia Machry, Raha Rastegar, Brian Jones, Maureen Burke

Part 3: Technology Solutions https://vimeo.com/681418123/0d08e42b81

                Speakers: Agata Rozga, Toma Zubaity, Breanna Carter, Tony Stringer

Part 4: Engaging Students https://vimeo.com/681421874/6afcb194fc

                Speakers: Herminia Machry, Leila Aflatoony

Part 5: Previous Seed Grants https://vimeo.com/681427400/70455426b6               

Speakers: Amy Rodriguez, Clayton Feustel, Bryce Irvin

Part 6: New Seed Grants https://vimeo.com/681430377/0c7690be3d

                Speakers: Jennifer DuBose, Michael Rosenberg, Eunhwa Yang, Andrea Green

OVERVIEW

The Charlie and Harriet Shaffer Cognitive Empowerment Program (CEP) is a joint effort between Emory University’s Brain Health Center and the Georgia Institute of Technology to promote innovative research and therapy programs for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is often a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. The James M. Cox Foundation and Cox Enterprises, Inc. are supporting the new MCI Empowerment Program with a $23.7 million gift. Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), SimTigrate Design Lab in the College of Design, and other programs and labs across campus are testing and refining new technologies and innovations in built environments that promote long-term health and independence.

On Friday, February 11, 2022 from 9:00 AM to Noon (EST), researchers, stakeholders, staff, members, care partners and community members will meet to take stock, move forward, encourage collaboration, and synergize the progress we have made at CEP. Attendees will hear from various researchers and collaborators about the work they have accomplished and what they are planning in conjunction with the CEP members in 2022. In addition, recipients of the 2021 Cognitive Empowerment Program - Innovation Accelerator seed grant program will present their research findings and the 2022 seed grant recipients will introduce their proposals. To learn more about the CEP, please visit http://empowerment.emory.edu.

PRESENTATIONS

·      Evaluating Spaces at the Cognitive Empowerment Center – Lessons Learned for Quality Improvement

o   Herminia Machry and Raha Rastegar

·      Safety at Home Research: Early Lessons

o   Brian Jones and Maureen Burke

·      Google Home

o   Toma Zubaity

·      Teaching People with MCI to use Technology 

o   Breanna Carter

·      The Right Steps II Project

o   Tony Stringer

·      Co-Design Toolkit

o   Leila Aflatoony

·      Speech Perception​

o   Clayton Feustel

·      Music, Mood, and Memory

o   Grace Lesile and Bryce Irvins

·      Moving Yourself in Space and Time: The MYSTIC STUDY

o   Madeleine Hackney

·      Sleep Quality of People with MCI

o   Ece Erdogmus, Eunhwa Yang, Andrea Green